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Jayne Price raised her son, Orion, on her own just fine. And now, she runs Wildlands Academy, a summer camp that teaches kids how to fight forest fires and confront their own teenage angst—kids like Alexis Benning, who clearly has a chip on her shoulder about her firefighter father. And Jayne has her own issues, like not wanting her only son to join the elite smokejumping corps. Then the wildfire turns its force onto the camp and suddenly the hotshots show up to help her fight it. Only problem…the last person she expects is for her former flame.

Axel Mulligan was built to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He could swim faster, endure longer and became a miracle for those in peril in the sea. Until a tragedy destroyed him and sent him to Alaska. Now, three years later, he’s not going to let the past repeat itself, so as an Air One rescue swimmer, he’ll do anything to save lives. Including lose his own--which is what he expects when he goes into the icy waters of the Bering Sea, trying to rescue a cruise group of tourists. But for the voice on the other end of the Ham radio, he might have given up, let hypothermia win. But it didn’t.

Bodyguard, Tate Marshall, has always been the family troublemaker. Maybe it's his impulsive propensity to get into the middle of problems that don't belong to him. But once in, he can't stop himself from trying to solve them - and that includes his recent dilemma. He's in love with the woman he's supposed to protect, the beautiful Gloria, "Glo" Jackson, daughter of US Senator and presidential hopeful Reba Jackson. A member of the country band, the Yankee Belles, Glo was targeted in a recent terrorist attack designed to deter her mother from running.

Cole Barrett, former army ranger, has a new mission objective: sell his grandfather’s house and put Deep Haven in his rearview mirror as fast as possible. Deep Haven holds the hurts of physical abuse at the hands of his grandfather, a man now in a memory care facility with dementia. Recently divorced, single, and unattached, Cole just wants a new life as a US marshal. One where he can forget the past and start new.

Detective Daniel “Boone” Buckam is more than burned out. After 14 stellar years on the job, one bad judgment call - and, fine, a whole lot of cynicism - has forced him into a mandatory vacation. If he can get his head on straight, there’s a job as Police Chief waiting for him back in his Minneapolis suburb.

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Housekeeper-slash-entrepreneur Ella Bradley prides herself on being ready for anything. After all, with a father who died - and lied to her - and a stepmom and stepsister who despise her, she has no one else to depend on. But on the biggest night of her life, she’s unprepared to be trapped in an elevator with the man of her dreams.

RJ refuses to believe it, and until she has proof, she’s going to keep searching for answers. And most of all, for the man she loves, even if it means diving into the past he always wanted to keep secret. The kind of secrets that could have set York free. It’ll take a trip back to Russia, to the sketchy and dark history of York’s life, to find the clues to the sinister plans of a global terrorist. And the answers that might lead her to a happy ending. If RJ hopes to save her country, she’ll have to become the spy that she always dreamed of being.

The woman he loves is caught in the crossfire of revenge... but he'll have to face his crimes to save her. Seven years have passed since ranch foreman Kade Logan walked away from small town Dawson, Montana, and the woman he loved, Haddie Brown. He had his reasons, including a dark secret that made him swear never to return to Eastern Montana oil country. When family problems bring Kade back to Dawson, his past comes due - and Haddie is caught in the crossfire.

CJ St. John never dreamed his epic summer as a smokejumper would end with a harrowing plane crash - one that crushed his pelvis and rendered him nearly an invalid. He wouldn't have made it through the dark night of pain and danger without brave fellow smokejumper Hannah Butcher. In fact, if he were to admit it, he probably fell in love with her that night.

Sled dog musher and outdoor adventurer Nick Dahlquist doesn’t mean to be a loner - he just feels at home in the woods with his dogs, and also online in his vlogging world, where he’s amassed nearly a million viewers. But he’s just a simple guy with simple goals - care for his dogs, teach people how to survive the cold, and run the Iditarod. Unfortunately, life turns cold when his lead dog is injured, and he’s low on funds. Good thing he has LadyJHawk to chat with.

Owen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start and maybe even a shot at romance with Elise "Scotty" McFlynn, the captain's daughter. Used to being one of the guys, to never relying on anyone, Scotty doesn't believe in happily ever after - especially with someone like Owen.

When western Alaska erupts in a devastating fire, the elite firefighting crew of the Jude County Smokejumpers is called in to save the day. They’ll do anything to stop the fire, including fighting alongside a crew of local prisoners.

After a failed dig in Honduras, aspiring archaeologist Casper Christiansen heads home to Minnesota to face his unresolved feelings for Raina Beaumont, the woman of his dreams. But when he arrives unannounced on her doorstep, he receives the shock of a lifetime: Raina is pregnant with someone else's baby.

When western Alaska erupts in a devastating fire, the elite firefighting crew of the Jude County Smokejumpers is called in to save the day. They’ll do anything to stop the fire, including fighting alongside a crew of local prisoners. The last thing they expect is a jailbreak, and when the prisoners disappear into the forest with one of their own, they’ll have to fight not only the fire but for the freedom of their friends during the summer of the burning sky.

Mortified after her semester abroad is cut short, Amelia Christiansen returns to Deep Haven, certain she isn't brave enough for the adventures she's dreamed of. The last thing she expects is for the man who broke her heart to cross the Atlantic and beg forgiveness. Heir to a European hotel dynasty, Roark St. John has trekked from one exotic locale to another, haunted by tragedy and the expectations that accompany his last name. Amelia is the first woman to give him a reason to stop running.

Hawaii was the last place Grace Christiansen ever imagined she'd vacation, much less fall in love. But when her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in paradise, she is pulled - or maybe yanked - away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime.

Detective Rembrandt Stone doesn’t recognize himself in the mirror. Doesn’t recognize the world he’s returned to. Doesn’t even know his own name. But he knows one thing: Living in this world is impossible. Good thing he has an ally - an unexpected friend from the past. And together, they just might be able to unravel the entire mess. But first, Rembrandt will have to return to the past one final time and intercept himself before he makes a lethal mistake.

Robin Fox is living out her dreams working in a gourmet bakery in Paris. She thought she’d live there forever, but when her relationship with her boss sours, those dreams crumble. She finds herself back home in Deep Haven, Minnesota, caring for her grandparents’ rundown bakery while they’re away. But she vows that when they return in six weeks, she’ll trade this ordinary life for the one she left behind.

Gage Watson försöker lappa ihop sitt liv igen. Den ödesdigra kraschen i backen kostade honom inte bara karriären som professionell snowboardåkare, utan orsakade även en av sina fans död. I rättsprocessen som följde fick han dessutom hjärtat krossat av tjejen som han tänkte tillbringa framtiden tillsammans med. Gage ägnar nu dagarna åt att hjälpa nödställda skidåkare och att upprätthålla säkerheten mitt bland äventyrslystna fartdårar som far nerför bergen i Glacier National Park i Montana.